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Kristofer Freeland, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Little Rock, ARNPI 1568605905

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

This record is dominated by food and beverage: $9,531 of the $15,833 with a category attached, or 60.2%. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 29.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $4,267 and has fallen 82.3% since, to $756 in 2025.

$15,833in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 274 payments — averaging $57.78 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • Medtronic$5K
  • Atricure, Inc.$3K
  • Silk Road Medical, Inc.$2K
  • Edwards Lifesciences$2K
  • Abbott$1K
  • Abiomed$892
  • plus $2K from 16 others
$70,517in research payments, 2019–2025

Across 5 payments — averaging $14,103 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.

  • Atricure, Inc.$71K

What the payments were for

  • Consulting fees$5003%
  • Travel & lodging$5,77136%
  • Food & beverage$9,53160%
  • Education$300%

Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.

General payments by program year

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Who reported the general payments

Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.

CompanyPaymentsTotal
Medtronic(2 entities)49$4,726
Atricure, Inc.76$2,832
Silk Road Medical, Inc.21$2,434
Edwards Lifesciences53$1,894
Abbott24$1,178
Abiomed16$892
Smith+Nephew6$548
Endologix LLC1$276
Johnson & Johnson3$151
Bolton Medical Inc1$147
Lemaitre Vascular, Inc.4$147
Boston Scientific4$133
Zimmer Biomet1$118
Stryker3$102
Elutia, Inc.3$67
Midsouth Orthopedics Inc.2$65
Kls-martin L.p.2$34
Inari Medical, Inc.1$28
Getinge USA Sales, LLC1$19
Corcym Inc1$19
KCI USA, Inc.1$14
Surgical Specialties Corporation (US), Inc. (dba Corza Medical)1$10

What the payments were tied to

Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.

How this compares

$15,833 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 48 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Arkansas.

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Medicare billing

Part B allowed, 2024
$369,040
Medicare patients
292
Services billed
718

What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.

Most prescribed under Part D

DrugClaimsCost to plans & patients
Metoprolol Tartrate60$228
Potassium Chloride24$146
ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate29$134
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen18$122
Famotidine130$77
Atorvastatin Calcium21$58
Furosemide21$34

Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.

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